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5 Creators That Gleefully Killed Off a Character Because They Hated the Actor Who Played Them

5 Creators That Gleefully Killed Off a Character Because They Hated the Actor Who Played Them

Alyson Lewis
September 17, 2023

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The Golden Age ‘Simpsons’ Episodes That Are Unwatchable

Even when discussing the early seasons of The Simpsons that die-hards consider to be the “golden years” of the show, those same fans will admit that they never liked the Lisa episodes.

The steady decline in the quality of The Simpsons is comparable to the historic fall of Rome in that it’s hard to get a firm answer as to when the problems started, but certain incidents indicated to those paying attention that the writing was on the wall and the end had begun. Many Simpsons fans say that the show jumped the shark between the two parts of “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” while others claim that the strength of the series continued into its 10th season before sputtering out. However, every serious Simpsons fan will argue that, before the moment they deemed to be the end of “the good stuff,” The Simpsons was the closest you could get to televised comedy perfection.

The Best Times Bill Maher’s Guests Put Him in His Place

Right now, smarmy “centrist” comedian Bill Maher is under fire from the entertainment community for his decision to cross the WGA picket line and return to his TV show Real Time. Comics across the internet are now taking turns teeing off on the comedy world’s a-hole uncle, but as good as many of the burns have been, none of them compare to the time Rowdy Roddy Piper put Maher in a metaphorical sleeper hold on his own show.

Maher has been drawing criticism for weeks now as he’s hinted at his disagreements with and defiance of the WGA strike, delivering soundbites on his Club Random podcast such as, “They kind of believe that you’re owed a living as a writer, and you’re not. This is show business.”